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		R.I.P. drummer for greatest band you never heard (nytimes.com)		77
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cretinbob

2012-01-14 06:48:24 PM

RIP Arby-Q

//This Fark.com subby, nothing is obscure

ksdanj

2012-01-14 06:55:15 PM

WTFBBQ?!?

FloydA

2012-01-14 06:57:53 PM

RIP NRBQ

vernonFL

2012-01-14 07:13:29 PM

Did he die in a bizarre gardening accident?

Sgygus

2012-01-14 07:23:22 PM

Hope he had one final wild weekend with the boys.

FloydA

2012-01-14 07:24:42 PM

vernonFL: Did he die in a bizarre gardening accident?

Authorities said best leave it "unsolved."

Djkb

2012-01-14 07:33:44 PM

The extra B is for BYOBB.

RedPhoenix122

2012-01-14 07:34:19 PM

Djkb: The extra B is for BYOBB.

What's that extra B for?

Djkb

2012-01-14 07:37:37 PM

RedPhoenix122: Djkb: The extra B is for BYOBB.

What's that extra B for?

That's a typo.

xanadian

2012-01-14 07:39:02 PM

RedPhoenix122: Djkb: The extra B is for BYOBB.

What's that extra B for?

It's a typo.

Dumski

2012-01-14 07:42:47 PM

Subby may have a point. I never have heard them.

Nontheless. As the giants of "true' rock music are slowly dying off and being replaced by, how shall I say this....
oh yes, talentless rapohiphopdubstepping hacks, We take off our caps in respect for those true artists that have passed from this world. Sniff.

/ seen most of the greats from '68 onward.
//the greatest drummers, guitarists and bassists are slowly disappearing
///56 and get off my lawn
////Flame if you want. That is all.

vossiewulf

2012-01-14 07:49:05 PM

I never heard about them before it was cool to have never heard about them.

FlashHarry

2012-01-14 08:29:21 PM

saw them live twice in the 90s. amazing band. sort of american pub rock, like an american rockpile or ducks deluxe.

Dead for Tax Reasons

2012-01-14 09:53:07 PM

New Riders of the Burple Quage?

beautifulbob

2012-01-14 10:53:29 PM

Dead for Tax Reasons: New Riders of the Burple Quage?

Northern Risqué Burqa Queens

stoli n coke

2012-01-14 11:08:46 PM

vernonFL: Did he die in a bizarre gardening accident?

RIP Stumpy Pete.

TommyymmoT

2012-01-14 11:09:12 PM

I worked on a few shows with them a some years ago.
They were fun guys, really good musicians, and it reflected that on stage.

A Famous Mortimer Production

2012-01-14 11:11:07 PM

FloydA: vernonFL: Did he die in a bizarre gardening accident?

Authorities said best leave it "unsolved."

You can't really dust for vomit.

BroVinny

2012-01-14 11:12:04 PM

Old news is really. . . well, you know.

Quantum Apostrophe

2012-01-14 11:27:13 PM

Spontaneous human combustion?

ZMugg

2012-01-14 11:32:51 PM

Quantum Apostrophe: Spontaneous human combustion?

Bizarre gardening accident while dusting for vomit.

Can't dust for vomit.

zato_ichi

2012-01-14 11:38:17 PM

All the flags from Portland to Williamsburg are at half-staff tonight; ironically, of course.

orclover

2012-01-14 11:43:18 PM

Oh crap, Ron Bushy died?

Dumb-Ass-Monkey

2012-01-14 11:45:40 PM

I had the chance to see them a number of years ago. Hell of a show!

Sad news.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey

2012-01-14 11:46:48 PM

beautifulbob: Dead for Tax Reasons: New Riders of the Burple Quage?

Northern Risqué Burqa Queens

No Reprieve for Blind Quails

T.M.S.

2012-01-14 11:46:54 PM

Penn Jillette was the submitter.

He is the only guy arrogant enough to think one else has ever heard of NRBQ.

part of the problem

2012-01-14 11:54:12 PM

Great, now its midnight and I'm drunk AND depressed.

fusillade762

2012-01-14 11:56:34 PM

He was in a cool band before being in a band no one had ever heard of was cool. SO meta-hipster.

part of the problem

2012-01-14 11:59:40 PM

Really I'm Black: part of the problem: Great, now its midnight and I'm drunk AND depressed.

and alone. dont forget alone.

Well played.

OK So Amuse Me

2012-01-15 12:00:33 AM

As a teen I had an NRBQ album, I thought they were pretty damned good. No one I knew had ever heard of NRBQ, well before I spun it at parties. I introduced many a friend to them.

DrZiffle

2012-01-15 12:00:45 AM

Saw 'em in Lynagh's in the 90's. Lots of fun.

deadsanta

2012-01-15 12:11:02 AM

Nope, Jody Stephens of Big Star is still alive.

September Gurls (pops)

blackheart666

2012-01-15 12:14:14 AM

Meh. They're not metal.

fark em.

FloydA

2012-01-15 12:14:14 AM

RIP NRPS

Cyno01

2012-01-15 12:26:34 AM

Djkb: The extra B is for BYOBB.

RedPhoenix122: What's that extra B for?

xanadian: It's a typo.

Whats funny is that they were actually on The Simpsons.

Porous Horace

2012-01-15 12:49:36 AM

Nationalist Referendum Bastages of Quebec?

Easy Reader

2012-01-15 01:03:20 AM

It's best left unsolved.

invictus2

2012-01-15 01:06:59 AM

Cyno01: Djkb: The extra B is for BYOBB.

RedPhoenix122: What's that extra B for?

xanadian: It's a typo.

Whats funny is that they were actually on The Simpsons.
speed it up to workin over time
byobb

bring your own beer biatch?

Cyno01

2012-01-15 01:23:27 AM

invictus2: Cyno01: Djkb: The extra B is for BYOBB.

RedPhoenix122: What's that extra B for?

xanadian: It's a typo.

Whats funny is that they were actually on The Simpsons.
speed it up to workin over time
byobb

bring your own beer biatch?

No, that was BTO. They were canadas answer to ELP. Their big hit was TCB.

tankjr

2012-01-15 01:27:24 AM

NRBQ? Neeeeever heard of it.

torch

2012-01-15 02:00:05 AM

Aw fark.

LewDux

2012-01-15 02:12:46 AM

Usually they start too early

Dear Jerk

2012-01-15 02:17:41 AM

My guess was the drummer from the Alarm, because of the subby who has a hard-on for him.

The only NRBQ song I like is Have You Heard.

DrBenway

2012-01-15 03:38:06 AM

Glad to see the NY Times finally got around to this, considering he died a week ago. Not many bands as much fun as these guys, and Tommy had to be the best example of "perfectly loose" you'd ever find in the drummer category.

Cloudchaser Sakonige the Red Wolf

2012-01-15 04:46:30 AM

cretinbob: [arbys.com image 360x274]
RIP Arby-Q

//This Fark.com subby, nothing is obscure

That's dressed up for advertising, here's what NRBQ actually looks like

www.grubgrade.com

ThirstyCraig

2012-01-15 06:28:51 AM

::rolls eyes:: how can you not know NRBQ, not a household name, but a decent band, and if you are 40 years old or thereabouts you SHOULD know them (unless you are/were a commercial radio whore)...

Thudfark

2012-01-15 07:33:28 AM

Porous Horace: Nationalist Referendum Bastages of Quebec?

They prefer being called Sepratits

/Never heard of these guys either but probably should have

WhyteRaven74

2012-01-15 07:59:23 AM

Any band that goes on stage with no set list, ever, is doing it right. It's not just that the audience doesn't know what the band is going to play, the band doesn't either. And NRBQ was like a lot of bands back in the day, their studio stuff is sometimes a but meh, not bad just not stand out stuff either, but there's a reason they were one of the best regarded live bands.

BabyDumplings

2012-01-15 08:01:09 AM

Link requires login, assmitter.

Descartes

2012-01-15 08:11:57 AM

No top 40 hits? The suckage is strong with this band.

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